Forest ecology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ENWC 102 Midterm Exam Q&A 2024 Based on the definitions given in class: the term "Wildlife" can include ALL living things, whether domesticated or non-domesticated - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE Ecology is the scientific study of the distributions, abundance and relations of organisms and their interactions with the environment. Choose ALL of the correct root terms used by Ernst Haeckel in creating the word "Ecology". - CORRECT ANSWER-Oikos "home" Logos "study of" "Conservation" incl...

The Ducks Unlimited Ecology Conservation & Management Certification Questions and Answers Ecology is the study of... - CORRECT ANSWER-the relationship between an organism and its environment & involves scientific study of the interactions determining the distribution and abundance of organisms Levels of Ecology (in order from biggest to smallest) - CORRECT ANSWER-biosphere, ecosystems, communities, populations, organisms Biosphere - CORRECT ANSWER-the sum of the surfaces, atmosphere...

Ducks Unlimited Ecology Exam Questions and Answers Verified Hunting and fishing regulations are independent of monitoring wildlife populations. - CORRECT ANSWER-False Which of the following is the best example of habitat conversion? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sedimentation The Duck Stamp Act is an incentive program which encourages producers and landowners to conserve grasslands. When it was first enacted, the stamp cost $1. When was this act passed? - CORRECT ANSWER-1934 Which of the followi...

the branch of science concerned with studying organisms and their interactions with the environment is...? - ANSWER ecology who defined conservation as "the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men"? - ANSWER gifford Pinchot example of passive management - ANSWER declaring a forest as a protected area and keeping human disturbance to a minimum characteristic only found in class mammalia - ANSWER 3 inner ear bones

Acclimatization - Short-term, reversible adjustment to lessen the effect of an environmental change and associated stress. Can be physiological, morphological, or behavioral Adaptation - Any heritable trait (genetic) that enhances the survival and reproduction of an organism under a given set of environmental conditions. Can be physiological, morphological, or behavioral Aquatic Biological Zones - Precipitation is less important and temperatures fluctuate much less seasonally. Not based on...

LCCC Ecology Final Exam & Answers 2024 What is sustainability? - ANSWERSMeeting the needs of the present, without compromising the needs of future generations "All the living and nonliving things around us" best characterizes what? - ANSWERSthe environment Once inhabited by a large group of humans, this population almost went extinct due to some combination of environmental degradation and/or disease from Europeans. - ANSWERSEaster Island What describes the steps in the Scientifi...

NR326 Final Exam - Applied forest ecology - The science and art of growing and tending forest crops - classic definition - The art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values (objectives) of landowners and society on a sustainable basis silviculture. The study of how trees grow and reproduce, as well as ways that the physical environment influences their physiology, and the general i...

NR326 Final Exam - Applied forest ecology - The science and art of growing and tending forest crops - classic definition - The art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values (objectives) of landowners and society on a sustainable basis silviculture. The study of how trees grow and reproduce, as well as ways that the physical environment influences their physiology, and the general i...

Bio 152 Ecology Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2024 Natural History observing and describing organisms and their environment Applied Ecology adding human element to prior knowledge about ecosystems Dispersal the movement of organisms from one place to another Behavior the way an organism reacts to changes in its internal condition or external environment. Biotic Factors all the living organisms that inhabit an environment Abiotic Factors non-living components of environment. Lake S...

Ecology Written Exam 2024. Biome - ANSWER A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities. Savanna - ANSWER A tropical / subtropical grassland biome with scattered individual trees, large herbivores, and three distinct seasons based primarily on rainfall, maintained by occasional fires and drought. Desert - ANSWER A region of little vegetation, either cold or hot, that receives ten inches or less of precipitation each year, ...